diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 65d7d1396e..e28ae9c385 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.owasp</groupId>
                     <artifactId>dependency-check-maven</artifactId>
-                    <version>8.4.0</version>
+                    <version>8.4.2</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>com.github.siom79.japicmp</groupId>